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Travis and Carlton are two average guys trying to make it big—except they’re terrible at everything. When a random idea to start a dog-walking business falls into their laps, they realize they’ve found their true calling: scamming their way to success.

At first, they just fake it till they make it—offering "premium dog services" they know nothing about, from overpriced spa treatments to fake dog yoga. But as their business grows, so does their web of lies, and soon they’re pretending to be everything from pet psychic consultants to high-end dog trainers. Each scam is more ridiculous than the last, but somehow they manage to convince clients that they’re experts.

Their latest adventure? A secret underground dog fashion show with elite canine influencers, where the stakes are higher than a poodle’s coiffed hair. But things quickly spiral out of control when their lies get tangled up with actual dangerous (and even illegal) schemes—dog food recalls, fake adoption agencies, and a money-laundering operation disguised as a pet fashion line.

Travis and Carlton find themselves knee-deep in scams, misfit pets, and hilarious situations where the only thing they’re truly good at is getting out of sticky situations… just in time for their next big (and absurd) con.

"Paws, Furs, and Other Scams" is a wild, laugh-out-loud journey through a world of low-level cons, bad decisions, and two friends who will do anything for a quick buck—even if it means fooling the entire city one scam at a time.

Paws, Furs, and Other Scams

Posted at 5:04 a.m., by an anonymous account called @DogTeaDaily:

> "BREAKING: Leaked doc shows 'Buttermilk' isn't even her real name. Street records suggest she was once known as Gobbles, a former alley dog from Newark. Developing..."

Carlton read the tweet while eating cereal, blinked twice, then did a spit-take all over Buttermilk's custom silk pillow.

Travis ran into the room wearing only a robe and one sock. "What did Fabio do?!"

Travis gasped so hard his robe untied.

Buttermilk, oblivious, was upside down snoring with her tongue out, legs in the air like a crime scene chalk drawing.

Carlton was already Googling: "How to fake your dog's past convincingly" and "Witness protection for minor celebrities with tails."

By 9 a.m., #GobblesGate was trending worldwide.

Red-circled images of an old dog adoption ad surfaced:

"FREE TO GOOD HOME – Gobbles. Loud. Stubborn. Allergic to kale."

Reddit detectives found footage of a similar-looking poodle stealing a hot dog from a street vendor in Newark in 2019. The footage was grainy, chaotic, and undeniably powerful. Someone added dramatic music and posted it on TikTok.

By lunch, TMZ Pets had released a headline:

"From Trash to Cash: Buttermilk's Bone-Chilling Secret Past."

Travis paced the apartment like a stressed-out dad at a dog prom. "We need to control the narrative."

"We could say she's adopted," Carlton offered.

Carlton clapped. "Wait. What if she was Gobbles... but on a mission?"

"Think about it. The hot dog heist? Just her origin story. Gobbles was her prequel. Buttermilk was born from that chaos. She's not ashamed—she's evolved."

"We leak it ourselves. Turn the scandal into a documentary. A three-part emotional journey."

"Call it From Gobbles to Glamour."

Travis hugged him. "You beautiful genius."

They filmed the whole thing in 48 hours.

Buttermilk walks through a dark alley wearing a trench coat. Narration by Morgan Pawman (Carlton doing a deep voice). "She had nothing. No collar. No hope. Just raw attitude and a dream."

A slow-motion reenactment of the infamous vendor incident—starring Carlton as the angry hot dog man, and a stuffed sausage tied to a string.

Travis tearfully applying conditioner to her fur as a metaphor for rebirth.

They dropped the doc on YouTube with a single caption:

> "She never hid from her past. She walked proudly out of it. #GobblesWasAFighter"

Snoop Dogg: "We've all had Gobbles moments. Let her live."

Oprah's Dog Whisperer: "Courage is peeing where you once trembled."

Elon Tusk (yes, a dog entrepreneur): "We're renaming a dog park in her honor."

Pierre and Fabio stormed in, demanding Buttermilk be "de-barked and disqualified."

But Travis walked up to the mic and calmly said:

"She's not just Buttermilk. She was Gobbles. And she's proud of it. Because every queen comes from somewhere."

That night, back home, they celebrated with pupcakes and discount sparkling water.

Travis raised a treat. "To Gobbles."

Carlton toasted with a peanut butter spoon. "May her legend never sleep."

Chapter 7: Scandal in the Park – Buttermilk Exposed!